Cycling-Related Strength & Conditioning

take a look at this article. very interesting, where it says that off the bike weight training on the legs can actually worsen your on bike performance with the exception of the upper body where strength and conditioning can help with back pain and climbing.

In other words it says that HIT and explosive training is more beneficial to cycling specific strength than off the bike weight training would achieve.

Learned a lot from that article.

"For elite level cyclists, introducing explosive strength and body weight exercises is likely to improve sprint and short hill climbing performance."

I have read a few articles like this, and certainly met with clients who also have read this kind of information, and you'd be surprised at how many of them believe themselves to be elite.....
"I want to introduce explosive strength and body weight exercises to improve my sprint and climbing performance please"
"O.K., can i just ask how many miles you would normally cover each week on the bike?"
"About 40 - 50 miles. Enough to keep the engine running, you know. I just want to have the edge over the other cyclists"

Of course you do...... Let me just take you into the weights room and see how quickly i can pop your kneecaps.